Traditional knowledge
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Based on work completed from 2000 to 2011, an overview of what water means to Anishinabe peoples in Ontario found the following themes[1]:
- Water is alive. It is a being with its own spirit
- Water is sacred
- Water is a relative
- Water is part of a holistic system, a part of Creation
- Water is key to survival
- Appropriate water use is about proper relationships
- Water must be treated with an ethic of thanksgiving
- People have specific responsibilities to protect water
- Planning for water governance must take a long-term approach
- Women have a central role
- Language retention is critical
To review
- ↑ McGregor, D. (2012). Traditional Knowledge: Considerations for Protecting Water in Ontario.The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 3(3) . Retrieved from: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol3/iss3/11 DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2012.3.3.11